The most beautiful religious buildings Sardinia

The church was built on the site where St. Efisio is said to have been martyred. Built on the foundations of an early Christian church and consecrated at the beginning of the 12th century, the building, with a rather austere interior, is interesting for its architecture of French-Catalan influence. On 2 May, an endless procession that had left Cagliari the day before reached the church around noon. The statue of the saint, carried in a coach, is accompanied by the crowd and by local folk groups. The festival lasts 4 days with concerts, folk dances and other events.

To return to this church, you must ask the key to the church of San Pietro, on via Corvetto, a few meters. It was built in 1796 on the ruins of a church dating back to 1200. According to tradition, the ancient church had been built to commemorate a group of children killed during the shipwreck of the vessel, which had to transport them to the Holy Land during the Crusades. It found the graves of three members of the Porcile family, who controlled the island in 1700.

Founded in 1106 by Judge Constantine, she was successively occupied by the Benedictine and Franciscans. It is in a more loaded style than other churches in the city. We will dwell especially in the last chapel on the left, to look at the hundreds of ex-voto in heart clinging to the walls. It is also in this church that the candelieri are stored that one walks on the occasion of the celebration of chandeliers, every 14 August.

The vast network carved out of the volcanic tufa that runs beneath the church is simply unique, and you can't leave the basilica without venturing into it. The discovery of the early Christian crypt, Punic and Byzantine tombs and fragments of frescoes is truly moving. You'll only visit a small part of it, though, as this maze winds its way under the entire city hill. The tour is guided and the explanations are truly fascinating.